Non-GMO Foods

Welcome to my 2015 Thankgiving Q&A series. I will be answering questions asked by the readers of my blog. You can check out all the posts in this series by clicking on the Thanksgiving Q&A 2015 tag. Question – What is the Cost of a GMO Free Turkey? The first question of the season is […]

If you have been paying any attention to food in the last year or two, the three letters G.M.O. would have at least crossed your path once if not a bunch of times. Everyone is talking about GMOs. With good reason, I don’t think they are good for us. However when an issue gets this […]

When it comes to salad dressings for me – I opt for a vinaigrette every time. I am not a fan of ranch dressing or any dressing that has mayo in it. What I am a fan of is a nice mixture of vinegar and oil. What makes the mixture even better is the addition […]

Finding a nutritious and wholesome snack for our kids that doesn’t take hours to make or cost a fortune is hard to come by. We have discovered a wonderful and quick snack that is not only healthy but delicious too! A non-GMO Snack Tiny But Mighty popcorn is our new go-to snack for our kids. […]

Our Brood’s Food For Today: Little Guy is basically eating everything with the family with only a few exceptions. He seems to have outgrown his wheat issues! That’s a BIG woohoo! from me 🙂 Breakfast: Oatmeal with sliced strawberries, milk Snack: Grapes, raspberry herbal tea (very diluted, their request), purple popcorn Lunch: Napa cabage and […]

We have been striving in our household to avoid GMOs when we can. One of the problems has been sugar. I have found some non-GMO alternatives. However the cost has been so high that I really couldn’t call them affordable. I have been hoping to find a sugar that is closer in price to the […]

I am getting ready to make my seed purchase for this year’s gardening season. When selecting seeds for my home garden they are a couple of things I look for. 1. Unique varieties I want to grow stuff that I am not going to be able to find easily in stores or at the market. […]

Oil – an essential ingredient to have in the kitchen. For a long time I have been using canola oil. It is cheap. Easy to find. It doesn’t throw off the flavor off what you are cooking. However recently I decided to stop using canola oil. The main reason being the high likelihood that the […]

Question: Do You Have to Worry About GMOs in Baking Powder? Answer: More and more people are start to learning about the GMO issue. How growing amounts of the food we eat contain ingredients that are genetically modified organisms. There is major concern that these GMO foods are and will cause major health problems. Europe […]

If you are looking to avoid eating foods that do not contain any GMOs, then you are in for an uphill battle. According to the Non-GMO Project (“non-profit organization committed to preserving and building sources of non-GMO products”) at least 88% of the U.S. crops of these crops are GMO: canola, corn, soy, and sugar […]